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DCJAZZFESTIVAL June 5-16, 2013 DC Jazz Festival and The Washington Post Present
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Dr. Johnnetta Cole embraces Escovedo on May 16 at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art in Northwest. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah
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Roy Haynes Nicholas Payton XXX Fountain of Youth Band feat. Lenny White 6/9 AT 7:30 Pm 6/11 AT 7:30 Pm
Roy Hargrove Quintet 6/14 AT 8:30 Pm
Poncho Sanchez Latin Jazz Band 6/15 AT 8:30 Pm
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Stefon Harris & Blackout 6/12 AT 7:30 Pm
Terri Lyne Carrington’s Money Jungle 6/13 AT 7:30 Pm
Cyrus Chestnut Trio
Ron Carter Golden Striker Trio
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Sheila Escovedo talks about her life’s experiences on May 16 at the Smithsonian Museum of African Art in Northwest. /Photo by Khalid Naji-Allah
ESCOVEDO continued from Page 28 a child. “I didn’t know that music would be my purpose,” she said. “I wanted to be the first little girl on the moon and I wanted to win a gold medal in track and field. But I began playing at 15 and that was it. God puts you in a place very different from what you expected.” When she began playing, she said, there were few women percussionists. “Growing up it was a little bit challenging because I was one of the few female percussion players,” she said. “I wasn’t aware of the low numbers. I thought playing was the norm. I’d go to my friends’ homes and they didn’t play because girls didn’t do that … I’ve heard girls say this is a man’s instrument but music isn’t attached to gender. It’s a dialogue, a conversation, a way to communicate.” Escovedo said when she started performing and recording with other artists, many of them hadn’t heard of her. “They tried to talk bad, to disrespect me and I spoke to my dad about it. He told me to be prepared and walk in with confidence,” she said. “It has been a challenge but the music induswww.washingtoninformer.com
try has changed. Women have always had to prove themselves more than men. I don’t have to prove myself. It’s just about the music.” Sheila E, an Emmy and Grammy nominee, who has performed with the likes of Prince, Herbie Hancock, Lionel Richie and her father, said she’s been busy in the studio wrapping up her album, which will feature funk, jazz and some country tunes. She worked on Chaka Khan’s latest album and told her they needed to trade so Khan will be on hers. In between tours, Escovedo is immersed in her autobiography, “Pain to Purpose,” and said a movie is also in the works. When she’s performing, Escovedo said she enjoys the giveand-take during her shows. “Interacting with the audience is the best part for me. I like to give but also to get. I want the audience to know that I’m approachable. I don’t want them to think they can’t touch me. To me, the stage is like my living room, or my home, and when you come over to my house, I have to be a hostess and invite you in so that we can have a great time,” she said. wi
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The tour engagements of Stefon Harris and Ron Carter are funded through Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation’s Mid Atlantic Tours & American Masterpieces Tours programs respectively with support from the National Endowment for the Arts. The DC Jazz Festival® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit service organization. The DC Jazz Festival is sponsored in part with major grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, an agency supported in part by the National Endowment for the Arts. ©2013 DC Jazz Festival. All rights reserved.
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